2006年VOA标准英语-Evidence of North Korean Nuclear Test Found as

By Kurt Achin
Seoul
14 October 2006

U.N. Security Council (file photo)

The United States has told its Asian allies that traces of radiation have been detected that may confirm North Korea's announcement of a nuclear test. Word of the still inconclusive findings comes as Washington leads efforts in New York for a United Nations resolution punishing North Korea.

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U.S. intelligence officials have told their South Korean and Japanese counterparts that U.S. aircraft have detected traces of radiation near North Korea.

While there is still no formal confirmation¹ of Monday's nuclear test announcement by North Korea, analysts² say the finding of radioactivity in the area would strongly suggest that the test was genuine.

South Korea says it has assumed that was the case all along. A spokesman for South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun said the radiation will therefore not alter Seoul's response, which is to support sanctions, as long as they are not extreme.

President Bush is urging the United Nations Security Council to pass a resolution with "real consequences" for Pyongyang when it convenes³ for a vote Saturday. China and Russia, however, have demanded that the resolution explicitly⁴ rule out the use of military force against the North. The last-minute wrangling⁵ may cause the vote to be delayed.

South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon, who was formally elected Friday as the next U.N. secretary-general, said Saturday he will enter the job with a "heavy heart."

He says North Korea defied international warnings by conducting its nuclear test, and he vows⁶ to use his new office to coordinate⁷ close cooperation among U.N. members to respond to the North.

North Korea's apparent test has sparked a new round of regional diplomacy⁸ here in Asia. A senior Russian envoy⁹ who just returned from North Korea says he urged the North to return to multilateral talks aimed at ending its nuclear weapons programs. He called the visit "very useful," but did not provide details.

President Roh Moo-hyun visited Beijing Friday, where he says he and Chinese President Hu Jintao agreed in principle to back U.N. Security Council action against North Korea.

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is scheduled to visit China, Japan, and South Korea next week to seek cooperation in dealing¹⁰ with the North Korean issue.

A new U.S.-prepared draft resolution circulating at the U.N. Friday evening is less strict towards North Korea than the original, in recognition of Russian and Chinese concerns.

The draft replaces a complete weapons embargo¹¹ with more targeted language banning North Korea from importing major military items such as tanks, missiles, and aircraft. It would authorize¹² all nations to stop and inspect shipping¹³ to and from North Korea.

1 confirmation   

n.证实，确认，批准

参考例句：

• We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
• We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前，我们需要书面确认。

2 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

3 convenes   

召开( convene的第三人称单数 )； 召集； （为正式会议而）聚集； 集合

参考例句：

• The Premier convenes and presides over the executive meetings and plenary meetings of the State Council. 总理召集和主持国务院常务会议和国务院全体会议。 来自汉英非文学 - 中国宪法
• Chinese woman tenth the National People Congress convenes grandly today in Beijing. 中国妇女第十次全国代表大会今天在北京隆重召开。

4 explicitly   

ad.明确地，显然地

参考例句：

• The plan does not explicitly endorse the private ownership of land. 该计划没有明确地支持土地私有制。
• SARA amended section 113 to provide explicitly for a right to contribution. 《最高基金修正与再授权法案》修正了第123条，清楚地规定了分配权。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

5 wrangling   

v.争吵，争论，口角( wrangle的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The two sides have spent most of their time wrangling over procedural problems. 双方大部分时间都在围绕程序问题争论不休。 来自辞典例句
• The children were wrangling (with each other) over the new toy. 孩子为新玩具（互相）争吵。 来自辞典例句

6 vows   

誓言( vow的名词复数 )； 郑重宣布，许愿

参考例句：

• Matrimonial vows are to show the faithfulness of the new couple. 婚誓体现了新婚夫妇对婚姻的忠诚。
• The nun took strait vows. 那位修女立下严格的誓愿。

7 coordinate   

adj.同等的，协调的；n.同等者；vt.协作，协调

参考例句：

• You must coordinate what you said with what you did.你必须使你的言行一致。
• Maybe we can coordinate the relation of them.或许我们可以调和他们之间的关系。

8 diplomacy   

n.外交；外交手腕，交际手腕

参考例句：

• The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.会谈现在已经进入了“温和外交”阶段。
• This was done through the skill in diplomacy. 这是通过外交手腕才做到的。

9 envoy   

n.使节，使者，代表，公使

参考例句：

• Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
• The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。

10 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

11 embargo   

n.禁运（令）；vt.对...实行禁运，禁止（通商）

参考例句：

• This country put an oil embargo on an enemy country.该国对敌国实行石油禁运。
• During the war,they laid an embargo on commerce with enemy countries.在战争期间，他们禁止与敌国通商。

12 authorize   

v.授权，委任；批准，认可

参考例句：

• He said that he needed to get his supervisor to authorize my refund.他说必须让主管人员批准我的退款。
• Only the President could authorize the use of the atomic bomb.只有总统才能授权使用原子弹。

13 shipping   

n.船运（发货，运输，乘船）

参考例句：

• We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
• There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。